Guest post: It’s not as though workers’ rights no longer need fighting for

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August 21, 2026

Originally a comment by Lulu on Vowed to resist.

Unison invited people to email to say why the guidance was unworkable. I emailed to say why I support it and was surprised I wasn’t asked for my membership number. So – they weren’t trying to be balanced but only inviting views they wanted and didn’t check respondents were members and I’m not surprised 600 said exactly what they wanted.

Unison is 80% female and they’re in a brilliant position to find out what ordinary women workers really think about this issue, to find ways which work for everyone and to make themselves relevant. They’ve totally lost sight of how unions are supposed to work and wonder why people think they’re out of touch. It’s not as though workers’ rights no longer need fighting for and it’s a tragedy that those at the top of the union movement have betrayed their history and their membership

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4 responses to “Guest post: It’s not as though workers’ rights no longer need fighting for”

Piglet

Aug 21, 2026 5:11 PM

It’s exactly like the Green Party no longer deigning to mention climate change.
Ophelia Benson

Aug 22, 2026 4:42 AM

Mission creep to the max.
Athel Cornish-Bowden

Aug 22, 2026 9:13 AM

It’s exactly like the Green Party …

The French equivalent Europe Écologie Les Verts is just the same. If you listen to Sandrine Rousseau, one of their most prominent voices, you get the impression that they have no interest in the environment but just want everyone to vote for the far left.
Lulu

Aug 22, 2026 9:40 AM

The analogy with the Greens is so true. Billionaires are soaking up the world’s resources, workers are struggling to pay their bills and the planet’s burning. Meanwhile, the groups set up to challenge these things are led by people who seem obsessed with identity politics and hunting down heretics to their new religion.